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you just criticized governor romney. i want to read you something from a romney supporter who happens to be a pretty famous son of kansas, bob dole. he says this about you to abc news "i don't know what the appeal is to rick. he's a great family man and he's certainly a good person but i don't see him as a leader. i don't believe he's had any real private experience and no position of leadership, well, high leadership in politics." how would you answer bob dole? >> i have a lot of respect for bob dole. i was privileged to serve with him in the united states senate. he left in 1996. i was two years in the united states senate. clearly i was 36 years old when i came to the senate. the bob dole and the rick santorum relationship was almost 20 years ago. so i don't blame senator dole for saying what he said and the experience he had 20 years ago with me. obviously i've gone through a lot more in my life since that time. and i think what the people are seeing is someone who can paint a vision for this country, someone who can
you just criticized governor romney. i want to read you something from a romney supporter who happens to be a pretty famous son of kansas, bob dole. he says this about you to abc news "i don't know what the appeal is to rick. he's a great family man and he's certainly a good person but i don't see him as a leader. i don't believe he's had any real private experience and no position of leadership, well, high leadership in politics." how would you answer bob dole? >> i have a lot...
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mitt romney is leading with 498. rick santorum is in second place with 239 delegates followed by newt gingrich with 139 and ron paul trails the pack with 69 delegates. >>> in other news, a notorious nazi criminal has died. 91-year-old john demjanjuk was living in a home forethe elderly in germany when he passed away earlier today. the retired u.s. auto worker was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of assisting in p mass murder as a death camp guard in poland. he was released pending his appeal. >>. >> the director behind the documenty of a notorious ugandan war lord is in the spotlight. jason russell was taken to a hospital after he was seen running through the streets of san diego in his underwear shouting incoherently. his family says he does not have a drinking or drug problem. >>> it is tough enough to be a 14-year-old boy and have to read poetry out loud in class. it's what this student says his teacher said that has the school district now investigating. >> when i read it in my normal vo
mitt romney is leading with 498. rick santorum is in second place with 239 delegates followed by newt gingrich with 139 and ron paul trails the pack with 69 delegates. >>> in other news, a notorious nazi criminal has died. 91-year-old john demjanjuk was living in a home forethe elderly in germany when he passed away earlier today. the retired u.s. auto worker was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of assisting in p mass murder as a death camp guard in poland. he...
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is romney still a candidate that president obama should fear most? >> well, i would have said yes four or five months ago, anderson. i'm less certain of that right now. i mean, romney certainly has more appeal to nments and centerests than rick santorum and newt gingrich, but the economy, when the economy was so clearly bad, when jobs were not being created, when people were so worried about jobs, having somebody like mitt romney who could come in say, i was a business person, i know how to create jobs, i have created them before. was more of a challenge, it seems to me, than mitt romney might be right now. most people do believe and they see the evidence that jobs are coming back. >> secretary rice, appreciate your time. rich, thank you. >> really interesting report. a year after japan's nuclear disaster, a writer went undercover in the plant in fukushima and found out why workers are risking their lives. he says if the workers speak out, they'll be fired. >>> also a chapter in american history that is hard to believe. sterilizing americans against
is romney still a candidate that president obama should fear most? >> well, i would have said yes four or five months ago, anderson. i'm less certain of that right now. i mean, romney certainly has more appeal to nments and centerests than rick santorum and newt gingrich, but the economy, when the economy was so clearly bad, when jobs were not being created, when people were so worried about jobs, having somebody like mitt romney who could come in say, i was a business person, i know how...
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so he's going after romney where as romney is going after obama. >> if you're mitt romney, you just want to talk about economy, jobs, your track record, bring back the olympics that you saved for the nation. you want to keep hitting the stuff that you're good at, don't you? >> i want to make up the point that it's really easy, especially if you're considered the moderate republican in the primary. it's really easy to be super confident in a state like illinois. you don't get conservative until you go pretty far south in illinois and maybe closer to the metro east. it's really easy to be confident in a state like illinois. women voters, especially after south carolina with the fluff with his wife, they were going to santorum, but i'm noticing that some more and more conservatives and more and more women are starting to at least, with the past couple of contests, colessing a little bit about romney. i'm not certain if that's a huge trend just yet. but, yeah, it's definitely the fat lady is warming up. i know a lot of people have said it. i think we're down to a two-man race now. >> carol,
so he's going after romney where as romney is going after obama. >> if you're mitt romney, you just want to talk about economy, jobs, your track record, bring back the olympics that you saved for the nation. you want to keep hitting the stuff that you're good at, don't you? >> i want to make up the point that it's really easy, especially if you're considered the moderate republican in the primary. it's really easy to be super confident in a state like illinois. you don't get...
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mitt romney has new momentum. he won an easy victory in puerto rico. he is expected to get all 20 of puerto rico's delegates. romney was endorsed by puerto rico's governor and also campaigned on friday and saturday. by cnn's estimate he has 518, more than double rick santorum a 239. all eyes turn to illinois that holds his primary on tuesday. the attorney for army staff sergeant robert bales arrives to prepare for the first face-to-face meetings with his new client. he is the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan soldiers. he is in kansas and could be charged in connection with the deaths as soon as this week. a food of snow on the ground and another on the way. that's what people in flagstaff, arizona are facing. they had a rough time dealing with all that snow. rescue workers are on overload and miles of interstate 40 are shut down. it was good news for kids and getting a snow day on monday. those are the headlines this hour. keeping you informed, cnn, the most trusted name in news. >>> skyrocketing health care costs created one of the biggest economi
mitt romney has new momentum. he won an easy victory in puerto rico. he is expected to get all 20 of puerto rico's delegates. romney was endorsed by puerto rico's governor and also campaigned on friday and saturday. by cnn's estimate he has 518, more than double rick santorum a 239. all eyes turn to illinois that holds his primary on tuesday. the attorney for army staff sergeant robert bales arrives to prepare for the first face-to-face meetings with his new client. he is the soldier accused of...
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it won't be romney's four boys. it won't be yours or mine. we're going to leave it to that less than one third of a percent to protect this democracy. and while they're doing so, we have to demonstrate that democracy looks like people who call people's childrens whores and prostitutes. we have politicians who have to take shots at people because of the color of their skin, or -- are you crazy?! we're setting an example for the world, are we not? that's how i feel. >> if you served in the military, what is the difference in perspective to those who haven't? >> how about, thank you for your service isn't enough? >> the words roll off of people's lips too easily. actions speak way louder. >> i want to have one more say. i love the passion you're bringing to this. >> sorry. >> i do want to talk to you about how you would fix america, economically, as well as all this. but i love the passion you're showing. i think it's what america needs. so we'll come back after the break. not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myse
it won't be romney's four boys. it won't be yours or mine. we're going to leave it to that less than one third of a percent to protect this democracy. and while they're doing so, we have to demonstrate that democracy looks like people who call people's childrens whores and prostitutes. we have politicians who have to take shots at people because of the color of their skin, or -- are you crazy?! we're setting an example for the world, are we not? that's how i feel. >> if you served in the...
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mitt romney has 458 bell gates. santorum has 203. gingrich has 118. ron paul is steady with 6 6 delegates. let's get right to it. let's look forward to what is going to happen when we go down south and also look a little bit back to kansas and wyoming. rick santorum really killed it in ckansas. 51-21%. here's what he said after that primary. >> someone outspent 10-1 has all the establishment behind him, has all this, quote, wind at his back, yet he can't close the deal. >> is that -- i mean, i think a lot of people say that's true. others say, listen, it's all about delegate count. which is it? >> i don't think he has all the establishment behind him. i think that's one of the interesting dynamics in this race is romney has not a chully been able to solidify the united front of the republican establishment and, specifically, religious conservatives who by any definition in the republican establishment have to be part of that. and this primary is basically the same story in state after state. the demographics are very clear. romney is winning, more edu
mitt romney has 458 bell gates. santorum has 203. gingrich has 118. ron paul is steady with 6 6 delegates. let's get right to it. let's look forward to what is going to happen when we go down south and also look a little bit back to kansas and wyoming. rick santorum really killed it in ckansas. 51-21%. here's what he said after that primary. >> someone outspent 10-1 has all the establishment behind him, has all this, quote, wind at his back, yet he can't close the deal. >> is that...
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in 1992 and the romney campaign and mitt romney have both said that of the because they were trying to block bill clinton from becoming the democratic nominee and it was an odd way of phrasing things and honestly it was another example of mitt romney having trouble turning his sights on president obama. he has been so busy fighting with rick santorum today he was supposed to go into this building behind me here on the campus at the university of chicago, john, to go after president obama's economic record, and on president obama's home turf, just a couple of miles from the headquarters of the reelection campaign and what really has been the talk of the political world and the talk of the primary is this very, very nasty battle, perhaps the nastiest 24 hours of this campaign so far, john. >> jim acosta in chicago. thanks so much. let's get perspective now. if you do the delegate math you can see, yes, romney hasn't clinched it, but he is so far ahead of the others. how big of gamble and how much backfire with santorum spending two days in puerto rico when he could have been in illino
in 1992 and the romney campaign and mitt romney have both said that of the because they were trying to block bill clinton from becoming the democratic nominee and it was an odd way of phrasing things and honestly it was another example of mitt romney having trouble turning his sights on president obama. he has been so busy fighting with rick santorum today he was supposed to go into this building behind me here on the campus at the university of chicago, john, to go after president obama's...
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the governor, chris christie, is on romney's side. that would deny romney. most think that is implausible. that will be the debate as we head on to louisiana and beyond. as romney looks at this map and feels pretty good, this morning, he got some additional good news. >> my cell phone rang. i looked at it. it just said jeb. i picked up the phone and it was jeb bush. i didn't even have to ask. he said, mitt, i want to let you know, i'm endorsing you today. >> that is good news, the endorsement of the former florida governor. it has already been overshadowed by something one of romney's advisers said on cnn this morning. >> i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a sketch, you can kind of shake it up and we start all over again. >> surprise, surprise, romney's rivals just couldn't resist the etch a sketch comment. >> governor romney, after he wins the primary will be like an etch-a-sketch, take whatever he said and shake it up and it will be drawn and he will draw a whole new picture for the general e
the governor, chris christie, is on romney's side. that would deny romney. most think that is implausible. that will be the debate as we head on to louisiana and beyond. as romney looks at this map and feels pretty good, this morning, he got some additional good news. >> my cell phone rang. i looked at it. it just said jeb. i picked up the phone and it was jeb bush. i didn't even have to ask. he said, mitt, i want to let you know, i'm endorsing you today. >> that is good news, the...
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still looks good for romney. if it's significance in terms of, you know, lapping the pack, he's not doing that. he's not pulling away. there's still some reluctance among a lot of people, but he looks on target to win. this is why something like a gingrich withdrawal would really throw this whole thing into a fight. we would have to see about that. >> he's wade ahead in the delegate vote, which is more important than the popular vote right now. right now as of this minute we estimate romney has 429 delegates, santorum 169, gingrich 111, and ron paul only 67 delegates. ron paul still has not won one state yet. those numbers are pretty impressive. if you're looking to the magic number of 1,144 delegates needed to capture the republican nomination, it looks like romney is in much better shape than the others. >> he really is. that's why it's important over the next couple weeks, as you look at these upcoming primaries and caucuses, that the santorum campaign, gingrich campaign retool themselves to ensure they can ca
still looks good for romney. if it's significance in terms of, you know, lapping the pack, he's not doing that. he's not pulling away. there's still some reluctance among a lot of people, but he looks on target to win. this is why something like a gingrich withdrawal would really throw this whole thing into a fight. we would have to see about that. >> he's wade ahead in the delegate vote, which is more important than the popular vote right now. right now as of this minute we estimate...
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a risk of a romney candacecy. >>> but, first, breaking news. we are just getting the details of what caused whitney houston's death. as you know, she was found last month in the bathtub of her hotel room in beverly hills. let's go to kareen wynter who joins us live from los angeles. what can you tell us? >> hi, candy. what i can tell you, the final cause of death has been determined to be drowning from heart disease as well as cocaine. that's right. there was cocaine in whitney houston's system at the time she was found submerged in a bathtub at the beverly hilton hotel back in february the day before the grammy's. the toxicology report also showed while cocaine and other met tab beau lights were found in her system and contributed to her death, what's interesting, marijuana, xanax, the drug fl flexeril and benadryl, they were also found but we are told those weren't contributing factors. there was no trauma or foul play suspected. it us anticipated we could get a more detailed report regarding those toxicology findings in the next couple weeks
a risk of a romney candacecy. >>> but, first, breaking news. we are just getting the details of what caused whitney houston's death. as you know, she was found last month in the bathtub of her hotel room in beverly hills. let's go to kareen wynter who joins us live from los angeles. what can you tell us? >> hi, candy. what i can tell you, the final cause of death has been determined to be drowning from heart disease as well as cocaine. that's right. there was cocaine in whitney...
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romney pulls up even more. gingrich at that point would be in second place because of his georgia win on super tuesday. either way you shake it up the possibility heads that we end super tuesday with romney above 400 and no one else even close to 200. that is the big romney super tuesday strategy. they hope to come out, they know they'll be far from the finish line. they think they can be prohibitible ahead of everybody else. >> john, thanks very much. >>> let's check in with the raw politics. cornell, rich galen, and gloria boreger. ohio the big surprise. in terms of a general election bellwether how critical is it for mitt romney to pull off a win there? >> i think he needs to pull off a win-win there and he needs to pull off a win there. the problem is he's not able to pull off a big win in any of those states. when you get inside the cnn polling the same story we've been seeing state to state is also we're seeing it in a critical state like ohio where he's doing better with upscale voters, santorum with blu
romney pulls up even more. gingrich at that point would be in second place because of his georgia win on super tuesday. either way you shake it up the possibility heads that we end super tuesday with romney above 400 and no one else even close to 200. that is the big romney super tuesday strategy. they hope to come out, they know they'll be far from the finish line. they think they can be prohibitible ahead of everybody else. >> john, thanks very much. >>> let's check in with the...
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with romney care. he instituted at a state level. but he recommended to president obama that he adopt romney care as the template for obama care and guess what? they did. >> romney, by the way, was pushing back and repeating his promise to repeal obama health care. >> our plan dealt with the 80% of the people in my state that didn't have insurance. obama care deals with 100% of the people. it takes over health care for everyone. it's not just about the uninsured. it's about all of health care. it doesn't make health care better. it makes health care worse. >> regardless of the outcome here in ohio, rick santorum appears to have a very full schedule, booked all the way through at least with end of the week, expected to go to kansas, missouri, alabama and mississippi, wolf. >> a week from tomorrow, alabama and mississippi, their contest is coming up. joe, thanks very, very much. >>> an american jewish reporter murdered by terrorists and now we're learning baptized after his death by mormons. he was bapti
with romney care. he instituted at a state level. but he recommended to president obama that he adopt romney care as the template for obama care and guess what? they did. >> romney, by the way, was pushing back and repeating his promise to repeal obama health care. >> our plan dealt with the 80% of the people in my state that didn't have insurance. obama care deals with 100% of the people. it takes over health care for everyone. it's not just about the uninsured. it's about all of...
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i think what romney -- romney's campaign wants to say after the super tuesday contest is that no other candidate can get to 1144 but us so it's going to force the unification that romney knows that he needs from conservatives, from the establishment, from the different demographic group, different folks across the country, that's what he's going to want to say. what santorum is looking for is an opportunity to perhaps pick up ohio, win some southern states like tennessee and oklahoma. and essentially end the newt gingrich candidacy. and what newt is looking for again is seeing santorum's, you noe know, turn at the wheel so he wins georgia and going forward winning alabama and mississippi next week. it's all about momentum. all about a narrative and a path to the nomination. my sense is sh that super tuesday will result in romney being by far the strongest candidate, likely the nominee, and i think the party is going to unite behind him. >> let me throw in a bit of wisdom from one of my favorite people from the entire political landscape and it's former first lady barbara bush. she had
i think what romney -- romney's campaign wants to say after the super tuesday contest is that no other candidate can get to 1144 but us so it's going to force the unification that romney knows that he needs from conservatives, from the establishment, from the different demographic group, different folks across the country, that's what he's going to want to say. what santorum is looking for is an opportunity to perhaps pick up ohio, win some southern states like tennessee and oklahoma. and...
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they're romney states. but when you get to may, if santorum has not lost his credibility, you're back to places like arkansas, indiana, north carolina, texas, where it's going to be very difficult for him. the demog gra fi is very much on it. we've got a pretty clear divide in the republican electorate at this point. >> and you're loving it. >> oh, absolutely. keep it going on as lodge as we can. what you're seeing is you have this contested primary going on. you're not seeing any enthusiasm level going on. what we just say in illinois, it with us the lowest voter turnout in 70 years, so that really has to worry the republicans out there if this does go longer is the enthusiasm going to wane or are they actually going to be able to build bridges? i don't know. >> one of the side effect of negative advertising is boot suppression and think all of the negative advertising is having an effect. >>> first i want to go to erin brunet brunette "outfront" is coming up. what's the latest? >> well, it looks like -- i
they're romney states. but when you get to may, if santorum has not lost his credibility, you're back to places like arkansas, indiana, north carolina, texas, where it's going to be very difficult for him. the demog gra fi is very much on it. we've got a pretty clear divide in the republican electorate at this point. >> and you're loving it. >> oh, absolutely. keep it going on as lodge as we can. what you're seeing is you have this contested primary going on. you're not seeing any...
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head-to-head match-ups between romney and obama? uh-uh, romney has him by two points. santorum is trailing by three. you know something, john, those numbers don't always lie, they don't always tell the truth either. but what do you make of that? >> well, at this point, even if the election were held today according to the polls it would be a close race. it could go either way. i think the real key is what congressman gephardt said, how does the economy keep moving in the next few months? do we have another dip or relatively strong job growth. if the things are heading in the right direction and looking good, president obama will win re-election. >> and gas prices probably will fatter in heavily, right? >> yeah. big time. the thing about gas prices is that's something that impacts people on a daily basis. if there's -- you know, if war breaks out in iran, if there's continued instability in the middle east or accelerates and we start seeing $5 or higher a gallon gas, people notice that. that makes an impact and that could hurt president obama's chances. >> i'm doing to
head-to-head match-ups between romney and obama? uh-uh, romney has him by two points. santorum is trailing by three. you know something, john, those numbers don't always lie, they don't always tell the truth either. but what do you make of that? >> well, at this point, even if the election were held today according to the polls it would be a close race. it could go either way. i think the real key is what congressman gephardt said, how does the economy keep moving in the next few months?...
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governor romney was more direct. let detroit go bankrupt. it's kind of amazinging. gingrich and romney and santorum, they don't let the facts get in their way. >> that was the first time he mentioned them by name and as you can see, he did so with joy. vice president came out swinging in a trip to the all important swing state of ohio speaking to his party's face. the industry's bailout is clearly a point of pride for the administration. it is a talking point you will hear a lot on the campaign trail for the rest of the year. just take a look at this clip from a 17-minute video the re-election campaign is debuting tonight. >> his advisers would ask where to begin, which urgent need would he put first. >> which is one, which is two, which is three, which is four, which is five? where do you start? >> if the auto industry goes down, what happens to america's manufacturing base? jobs in america, what happens to the whole midwest? >> did you hear the narrater there? tom hanks. and the flashy film is directed by davis gugen heim and yes, it is 17 minneapolis long, which
governor romney was more direct. let detroit go bankrupt. it's kind of amazinging. gingrich and romney and santorum, they don't let the facts get in their way. >> that was the first time he mentioned them by name and as you can see, he did so with joy. vice president came out swinging in a trip to the all important swing state of ohio speaking to his party's face. the industry's bailout is clearly a point of pride for the administration. it is a talking point you will hear a lot on the...
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that's tougher for romney to fix. it just seems like he's not quite comfortable with himself. and i think people start to smell that on you as a candidate over time. and as what john said a minute ago, i think he's got to go out there and just sort of say to people, listen. you know, i'm kind of a cornball sometimes. and i make funny jokes. and people don't necessarily think -- you know, and then start talking to them about what it is he wants to do for the country. if he's not comfortable with his own faults, no one else will be. remember george bush? bush would flub words and mess things up. he'd come out and say, so what? you know, like now let's talk about the country, and everybody basically gave him a pass on it. >> we got some reporting just coming in from time.com, "time" magazine. alex auldman is reporting. this could be really important. saying that ron paul -- this is a quote from "time" -- quote has sent discreet signals to camp romney, unquote, suggesting he'd be willing to trade his support in the gop pr
that's tougher for romney to fix. it just seems like he's not quite comfortable with himself. and i think people start to smell that on you as a candidate over time. and as what john said a minute ago, i think he's got to go out there and just sort of say to people, listen. you know, i'm kind of a cornball sometimes. and i make funny jokes. and people don't necessarily think -- you know, and then start talking to them about what it is he wants to do for the country. if he's not comfortable with...
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in a mitt romney. i think it's strange. >> it is interesting. this race has been so -- so interesting, right? he seems to be solidifying his lead, of course. but it has been a lot of people looking for something else, looking for something else. he's settling into that front-runner. >> i want to pull some of those stats. why is he polling well with people who would typically be conservative? >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> it turned a neighborhood into a fireball. remember this? now the utility company paying the city of san bruno, california, for a deadly pipeline explosion. >>> former secretary general who went to syria left syria and this is what he left behind, another massacre. this one, mostly women and children. so, did he do anything there at all? you're watching "early start." ts rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing
in a mitt romney. i think it's strange. >> it is interesting. this race has been so -- so interesting, right? he seems to be solidifying his lead, of course. but it has been a lot of people looking for something else, looking for something else. he's settling into that front-runner. >> i want to pull some of those stats. why is he polling well with people who would typically be conservative? >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> it turned a neighborhood into a...
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. >> reporter: in the romney household, ann romney has a host of titles. trusted adviser. the mitt stabilizer. mother and grandmother but also the great protector of all things romney. >> the last person on earth you would want to cross would be ann romney. if you go after one of her kids or after her husband, she's going to be there. >> reporter: ron scott has known mitt romney since 1985 and just wrote a book about him. he says ann is no pushover. >> she got into a tiff with one of her teenage boys and he was being a smart mouth and she was trying to get away to go to the cape for the weekend. he was going back and forthwi wh her and she got in the car, slammed the door and left him in the driveway. >> ann got into it with her mother when she and mitt had many children. >> she said if you want to see your grandsons on a regular basis, you need to knock this stuff off. >> reporter: with ann scott says what you see is what you get and that works in mitt's favor on the campaign trail. >> i believe he will be the nominee. and will be the next president of the united states b
. >> reporter: in the romney household, ann romney has a host of titles. trusted adviser. the mitt stabilizer. mother and grandmother but also the great protector of all things romney. >> the last person on earth you would want to cross would be ann romney. if you go after one of her kids or after her husband, she's going to be there. >> reporter: ron scott has known mitt romney since 1985 and just wrote a book about him. he says ann is no pushover. >> she got into a...
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. >> not just romney, but newt as well. it's almost an unprecedented feat. >> biblical hat trick. >> nicely done. i think romney has found his voice. i think that he could pull off a huge upset. i think this would be a very huge shot in the arm for his campaign. >>> triple has rus, a biblical hat trick. appropriate. >> john is on fire tonight. all right, now to a story is that's rocked the medical world and created a firestorm around prenatal testing. a portland, oregon, couple was awarded $2.9 million in a wrongful birth suit after their daughter was unexpectedly born with a downs syndrome. 34-year-old debra levy and her husband were expecting their third child in 2008. . she was told she was having a healthy baby. soon after their daughter's birth, though, they learned she had abnormalities. they sued legacy health center for botching the prenatal test and said they would have aborted the pregnancy if they knew their child had downs syndrome. attorney dave miller said this is a case about the future care of levy's daughte
. >> not just romney, but newt as well. it's almost an unprecedented feat. >> biblical hat trick. >> nicely done. i think romney has found his voice. i think that he could pull off a huge upset. i think this would be a very huge shot in the arm for his campaign. >>> triple has rus, a biblical hat trick. appropriate. >> john is on fire tonight. all right, now to a story is that's rocked the medical world and created a firestorm around prenatal testing. a...
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american group survey shows rick santorum with the double digit lead over mitt romney and newt gingrich. santorum is on the defensive taking heat from his rivals for suggesting that reelecting president obama might be preferable to electing mitt romney. but now he's backtracking saying he will vote republican even if it's not him. >>> take a look at this now out of toulouse, france, brand new video showing the inside of the apartment where gunman mohammed merah died thursday. it followed a siege lasting 30 hours. he was wanted for the killings of seven people. >>> pope benedict xvi will meet with president calderone in mexico today. he condemned the drug gang violence ravaging parts of mexico. one cartel is promising to lay low during the pope's visit. after that, he heads to cuba. >>> a montana man being held without bail after he tried board a u.s. airways flight in sacramento armed to the teeth. a pat-down revealed a loaded gun in a holster, tsa agents found three more guns in his carry on. authorities also found 192 rounds of ammo and three knives, eight more guns in his car. one pa
american group survey shows rick santorum with the double digit lead over mitt romney and newt gingrich. santorum is on the defensive taking heat from his rivals for suggesting that reelecting president obama might be preferable to electing mitt romney. but now he's backtracking saying he will vote republican even if it's not him. >>> take a look at this now out of toulouse, france, brand new video showing the inside of the apartment where gunman mohammed merah died thursday. it...
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on this and mitt romney walked away and wouldn't say anything. today he didn't say anything on camera. he put it out on a statement, and the governor of florida asked for a task force today. i'm wondering whether or not the republicans decided to sit back and let the republican governor of florida lead on this before they came out and said something. i think if they want to be leaders they should have come out a little earlier and said something earlier than today. >> ryan? >> interesting that jamal says that. my sense, a remarkable consensus. the republican governor of florida saying we might need to revisit the law surrounding this. the co-author of the legislation saying the same so-called stand your ground legislation saying the same thing. you have major republican presidential candidates saying this is a profound tragedy. the senate republican majority lead are saying the same as well as democratic leaders across the board. a huge outpouring of sympathy and deep concern. i've got to say, saying that, well, you know, this person came first,
on this and mitt romney walked away and wouldn't say anything. today he didn't say anything on camera. he put it out on a statement, and the governor of florida asked for a task force today. i'm wondering whether or not the republicans decided to sit back and let the republican governor of florida lead on this before they came out and said something. i think if they want to be leaders they should have come out a little earlier and said something earlier than today. >> ryan? >>...
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if he -- romney's challenge is simple. if he does not get an absolute majority having run for six years, putting in $40 million of his own money, outraised us in the super pac, if he doesn't have a majority, we're moving toward an open convention and then it's anybody's game. if he does get the majority, he'll be the republican nominee and have won it in a very, very hard contest. >> critics of that position would say the last thing the republicans need is to get to the convention and have open season. that just plays completely into barack obama's hands. >> that would be the most exciting 60 days of civic participation in the age of facebook and youtube. i mean you would be in hog's heaven. every night would be exciting. the convention would be the most exciting convention in modern times. and whoever became the nominee would have the highest attendance, the highest viewership in history for their acceptance speech and we would have compressed the obama attack machine to 60 days. they would only have 60 -- the danger for
if he -- romney's challenge is simple. if he does not get an absolute majority having run for six years, putting in $40 million of his own money, outraised us in the super pac, if he doesn't have a majority, we're moving toward an open convention and then it's anybody's game. if he does get the majority, he'll be the republican nominee and have won it in a very, very hard contest. >> critics of that position would say the last thing the republicans need is to get to the convention and...
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romney would put a scalia on the court. that's what's important not what's said over years of their careers. >> i'll hit pause on that. i don't know that i fully agree but a whole lot of what's out there but we'll talk about that later on in the show. thank you very much. >>> and now, should minors who commit murder be sentenced to life without parole? the supreme court will consider this tomorrow because they're considering two cases in which 14-year-old boys were convicted and sentenced to life behind bars. the supreme court has ruled minors convicted of murder cannot receive the death penalty and there are more than 2500 people serving life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles. 38 states allow life without parole for minors who commit murder, but is it constitutional? it's a crucial question. jeffrey toobin is our chief legal analyst and he is outfront tonight. good to see you, sir. >> hello. >> we're switching in and out here like crazy on our set. so what is really at stake here. this is a pretty fasci
romney would put a scalia on the court. that's what's important not what's said over years of their careers. >> i'll hit pause on that. i don't know that i fully agree but a whole lot of what's out there but we'll talk about that later on in the show. thank you very much. >>> and now, should minors who commit murder be sentenced to life without parole? the supreme court will consider this tomorrow because they're considering two cases in which 14-year-old boys were convicted and...
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to rally around romney. what do tonight's results mean? >> it will mean something different to everyone. let's break it down quickly. this is an important election night if you want to talk about momentum. if rick santorum is to win as the polls show tonight. he will use that as wind at his back to continue to keep running for the republican presidential nomination, even though mitt romney has twice as many delegates right now as he tries to win the republican presidential nomination. if newt gingrich gets no delegates tonight, there's going to be a lot of calls for newt gingrich to get out of the race. we have heard that so far. he said on our air this past week, the fact is he has nothing to lose, no incentive to get out, so he's going to remain in. if romney would score an upset, that would all but shut the door on the republican presidential race. mitt romney right now, or at least his campaign, seems to be looking to the general election. he's out in california right now, doing some fund-raising, they'l
to rally around romney. what do tonight's results mean? >> it will mean something different to everyone. let's break it down quickly. this is an important election night if you want to talk about momentum. if rick santorum is to win as the polls show tonight. he will use that as wind at his back to continue to keep running for the republican presidential nomination, even though mitt romney has twice as many delegates right now as he tries to win the republican presidential nomination. if...
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he's in wisconsin, and mitt romney is actually out on the west coast in california, going to do some fund-raising there in the early part of the week. santorum decided he was going to go ahead, hit the road, went to pennsylvania for a while. now, in wisconsin, where the voting is scheduled right around the first week of april. and he was out there campaigning today. really hitting mitt romney very hard on a variety of issues, and also pulling out that now famous etch-a-sketch metaphor. listen to his sound bite from wisconsin today. >> today, you'll say he's against obamacare, and still defend romney care which is something i quite don't understand. today, he'll say he's for more drilling. and the reason is, well, who is he talking to? he's talking to conservatives. he wants your vote. but as we found out, when he's in front of a different audience in the fall, we'll take out the etch-a-sketch, shake it up a little bit, and we'll be -- oh, that's my daughter, sarah maria. there you go. that's my 14-year-old. she played vanna white in this little show here. so you take out the etch-a-s
he's in wisconsin, and mitt romney is actually out on the west coast in california, going to do some fund-raising there in the early part of the week. santorum decided he was going to go ahead, hit the road, went to pennsylvania for a while. now, in wisconsin, where the voting is scheduled right around the first week of april. and he was out there campaigning today. really hitting mitt romney very hard on a variety of issues, and also pulling out that now famous etch-a-sketch metaphor. listen...
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jeff foxworthy is hitting the campaign trail with mitt romney. the host of the show "are you actually smadumber than a fifth grader." >> the fact you would sit in this pouring down rain to listen to the next president, you are proving you are smarter than a fifth grader. jeff foxworthy has stayed out of politics for 50 years until now. this is from the "washington post" and ab thic news, and her what they found. in a matchup, romney is ahead by two points. why don't you look at this. this is against rick santorum. you can see the president at 49%, santorum at 46%. very close hypothetical there as well. i'm going to bring in analyst gloria borger. the numbers are getting closer and closer t seems, and i have to believe that it's the economy and president obama and a lot of americans aren't happy. >> reporter: absolutely. one month ago, obama, president obama was up 6 points against mitt romney. you see how that's flipped. and i think peter hamby is absolutely right. it's the economy, and more fiscally, it's the gas prices. you see people are very
jeff foxworthy is hitting the campaign trail with mitt romney. the host of the show "are you actually smadumber than a fifth grader." >> the fact you would sit in this pouring down rain to listen to the next president, you are proving you are smarter than a fifth grader. jeff foxworthy has stayed out of politics for 50 years until now. this is from the "washington post" and ab thic news, and her what they found. in a matchup, romney is ahead by two points. why don't...
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in the republican race for the white house, cnn projects mitt romney as the winner of today's puerto rico presidential primary. a look now at those results for you. >>> the attorney for army staff sergeant robert bales has arrived in kansas to prepare for his first meetings with his new client. bales is the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians last weekend. he is now at ft. leavenworth, kansas, and he could be charged in connection with those deaths as soon as this week. >>> those are your headlines this hour. i'll see you back at 10:00. the fareed zakaria health care special continues right now on cnn. >>> skyrocketing health care costs have created what some say is one of the biggest economic bubbles in american history. doing nothing could lead to dire consequences. that's why some providers are experimenting with innovative approaches to health care before it's too late. >> we're spending a whole lot in our country for health care and not getting our money's worth. and that's a tragedy. >> dr. brenner is on the fron lines, trying to reform a health care system that has
in the republican race for the white house, cnn projects mitt romney as the winner of today's puerto rico presidential primary. a look now at those results for you. >>> the attorney for army staff sergeant robert bales has arrived in kansas to prepare for his first meetings with his new client. bales is the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians last weekend. he is now at ft. leavenworth, kansas, and he could be charged in connection with those deaths as soon as this week....
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. >> so is the opposite of what senator santorum says also true if mitt romney, if governor romney is able to win illinois, then he wins the nomination? >> absolutely not. this is certainly a big milestone for us to do well in illinois but we also have states that are favorable to rick coming up next in the primary calendar, pennsylvania his home state being one of them. we have louisiana coming up, and these are states that will show support for rick santorum, and as i said, keep an eye on the unbound delegates. those are going to go toward the conservative candidate and nod towards mitt romney. more people are seeing mitt romney, puerto rico is a case in point, he will say one thing and do something completely different. he is not true to the conservative principles of himself and of the party, and we're seeing that also with the individual mandate. he told people he never advocated for the individual mandate on the national level. he's been saying that time after time and now he's saying op. ed in which he did on the national level. >> you need 65% plus of the delegates. >> the mag
. >> so is the opposite of what senator santorum says also true if mitt romney, if governor romney is able to win illinois, then he wins the nomination? >> absolutely not. this is certainly a big milestone for us to do well in illinois but we also have states that are favorable to rick coming up next in the primary calendar, pennsylvania his home state being one of them. we have louisiana coming up, and these are states that will show support for rick santorum, and as i said, keep...
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mitt romney picked up a big endorsement from jeb bush, but he's facing embarrassment about what his top adviser said. his adviser used an unfortunate choice of words to describe the campaign strategy. >> well, i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's almost like an etch-a-sketch. you can kind of shake it up a and we start all over again. >> well, his opponents of course seized on that moment saying it proves mitt romney has no core conviction, you shake it and you go over here and you get the point. john avlon is here. rick santorum is in a car, looking at an etch-a-sketch. there he is. why is this getting so much pickup? >> this gets a lot of pickup because it goes to the heart of political communications. these are nates because it demons an existing negative narrative about mitt romney. namely he's the opposite of a conviction politician. and it was compounded by the sin of vivid language. and a visual metaphor. etch-a-sketch, that gives something to hold
mitt romney picked up a big endorsement from jeb bush, but he's facing embarrassment about what his top adviser said. his adviser used an unfortunate choice of words to describe the campaign strategy. >> well, i think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. everything changes. it's almost like an etch-a-sketch. you can kind of shake it up a and we start all over again. >> well, his opponents of course seized on that moment saying it proves mitt romney has no core conviction,...
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he's going to hurt romney. romney is going to win this race winning fewer states than any republican nominee since gerald ford in 1976. he's going to win fewer than mccain won who won 31. >> the big question becomes and what does that mean for november? if he is the nominee, ultimate question becomes how does this primary battle really affect his chances going into a general election? what does polling show on that? >> truth of the matter is i don't think that the religious base of the republican party that is keeping santorum in this race denying support for romney, i don't think they have any place to go in the fall and i think the electorate will polarize and it will be a close race and those folks will come out for romney. >> curious thing has happened of course with the conversation that we were having yesterday where basically the comeback to the etch a sketch flak was that governor romney will not change his position. they were talking about reframing a campaign they said in their clarification but now t
he's going to hurt romney. romney is going to win this race winning fewer states than any republican nominee since gerald ford in 1976. he's going to win fewer than mccain won who won 31. >> the big question becomes and what does that mean for november? if he is the nominee, ultimate question becomes how does this primary battle really affect his chances going into a general election? what does polling show on that? >> truth of the matter is i don't think that the religious base of...
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romney, the management consultant, would not be too happy with romney the presidential campaign. but he's spending more than all of his opponents. it has served his campaign very, very well. so he's spending what he takes in but in a very strong position. >> what about santorum and gingrich's latest numbers? >> newt has a real problem. right now his debt exceeds cash on hand. santorum, on the other hand, is raising more than he's taking in -- than he's spending. that's a good sign. exempt you see how far he's lagging mitt romney. one of the fund-raising measures, he's selling those snazzy sweater vefrts. $100 a pop. we did a little sweater vest math for folks at home. right now he trails mitt romney $4.7 million. he's going to have to sell 47,000 sweater vests to close that gap. that's a real problem. >> that's more than someone wants to store in his wyoming retreat. thanks so much to john avalon. >>> now a story that shocked the town of pacific, washington. many in this small community have known 64-year-old gary hulsey for decades. he's a father, a grandfather, a member of the
romney, the management consultant, would not be too happy with romney the presidential campaign. but he's spending more than all of his opponents. it has served his campaign very, very well. so he's spending what he takes in but in a very strong position. >> what about santorum and gingrich's latest numbers? >> newt has a real problem. right now his debt exceeds cash on hand. santorum, on the other hand, is raising more than he's taking in -- than he's spending. that's a good sign....
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what happens when you go to ground that is not romney territory? >> romney can lose. they know that, which is why his staff came out today and said he's a winner. we're going to win. and they figure the more they say that the more this inevitability takes hold and that people will vote for somebody that they believe is actually going to be the nominee. but they understand that they've got a bunch of tough races coming up which are really going to be contests not for mitt romney but they're going to be between rick santorum and newt gingrich. the problem for mitt romney is that honestlies john, he doesn't really want either santorum or gingrich to drop out. because the longer they stay in it, they divide the vote that he's not really getting. which is the working class, conservative, evangelical voters. >> and let's show folks just what you mean by that. we have the kansas contest. then you have mississippi and alabama. i want to go to the delegate map. here's where we are now afr after super tuesday. governor romney 429. let's say senator santorum carries kansas. if s
what happens when you go to ground that is not romney territory? >> romney can lose. they know that, which is why his staff came out today and said he's a winner. we're going to win. and they figure the more they say that the more this inevitability takes hold and that people will vote for somebody that they believe is actually going to be the nominee. but they understand that they've got a bunch of tough races coming up which are really going to be contests not for mitt romney but...
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let's talk about mitt romney, the front-runner for the presidential nomination. he acknowledges a recovery is under way. he says he would be doing a lot better if he was in charge. >> i'm somewhat experienced in the economy. i'm not an economic lightweight. president obama is. we're not going to be successful in replacing an economic lightweight with another economic lightweight. we have to replace him with someone that can run the recovery. >> he's saying if there's a recovery under way he has to say amidst the economic recovery, i'm the guy to really know how to make it better. >> it's interesting you see the shift. you have to recognize reality. we're seeing economic indicators point northward, up. his message shifted to, look, we could have done better. somebody like me could have done better. he points to the 1981 reagan recession, shorter, more robust. he says if you have somebody like me in charge, i can make this better. whether or not that's a fair comparison is beside the point. i'm not going to sit through that and tell you 25 years and two different t
let's talk about mitt romney, the front-runner for the presidential nomination. he acknowledges a recovery is under way. he says he would be doing a lot better if he was in charge. >> i'm somewhat experienced in the economy. i'm not an economic lightweight. president obama is. we're not going to be successful in replacing an economic lightweight with another economic lightweight. we have to replace him with someone that can run the recovery. >> he's saying if there's a recovery...
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mitt romney has it locked up. governor edwards of louisiana one time said i got this thing locked up. if i'm found in bed with a live boy or a dead girl. >> you don't lock it up until you get the required number of delegates. if you're santorum, you keep plugging away because romney can screw up. it can be a hard race. the jockey could fall off. the bottom line though is until somebody wins it, you stay in the race. you don't just hand it to someone because folks say you didn't go ahead and step out. i say you keep moving. >> let's bring in republican congressman aaron shock from illinois. he's lived in peoria, illinois, since fourth grade. nice to see you. how do you think it's going to go today. that's true, right? since you were nine years old? >> that's correct. you got good research there. >> i think we asked your staff actually. >> well, so listen, i think mitt romney is going to do extraordinarily well in illinois. they were both in peoria last night and the news coverage here has been phenomenal. rick sant
mitt romney has it locked up. governor edwards of louisiana one time said i got this thing locked up. if i'm found in bed with a live boy or a dead girl. >> you don't lock it up until you get the required number of delegates. if you're santorum, you keep plugging away because romney can screw up. it can be a hard race. the jockey could fall off. the bottom line though is until somebody wins it, you stay in the race. you don't just hand it to someone because folks say you didn't go ahead...
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romney has none. if you look at the exit polls yesterday, rick santorum actually i believe did better among women voters than mitt romney did. the truth of the matter is, for conservatives and the republican party to win, we need to unify tea party and conservatives. if we stick to our core principals we'll gain seats and beat barack obama. >> interesting stretch ahead, john braebender appreciate your help tonight. we'll keep in touch as we move from puerto rico and beyond. >>> we have a lot more politics ahead. the former homeland security head ridge explains why he's supporting romney and not his home state senator. >>> some say president obama is boxing himself in talking tough about iran and its nuclear program. [ male announcer ] this is the network -- a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions... [ beeping ] ...to b
romney has none. if you look at the exit polls yesterday, rick santorum actually i believe did better among women voters than mitt romney did. the truth of the matter is, for conservatives and the republican party to win, we need to unify tea party and conservatives. if we stick to our core principals we'll gain seats and beat barack obama. >> interesting stretch ahead, john braebender appreciate your help tonight. we'll keep in touch as we move from puerto rico and beyond. >>>...
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gingrich beats romney by 2,000 votes. romney won hawaii, 20 point win over tore rum. and santorum sounding -- >> the time is now to make sure, to make sure that we have the best chance to win this election, the best chance to win this election is to nominate a conservative to go up against barack obama who can take him on on every issue. >> so, let's talk about this surprising win. live from washington democratic strategist jamie harrison, penny nance and jonathan strawn. i hear congratulations, you have a new baby? >> her name is susan, she is beautiful. >> give me details. how much does she weigh, how gorgeous is she? >> she was born march 1st, 7 pounds, 8 ounces, 24 inches, and mom's doing well and we're just overjoyed to have a beautiful baby girl. >> congratulations. >> we'll talk about newt gingrich if that is okay with you. he is vowing he will not step down despite saying earlier these were must-wins for him and he went on to say he thought the media would be all over him about the fact that he should step down. ed rogers says this in "the washington post." ne
gingrich beats romney by 2,000 votes. romney won hawaii, 20 point win over tore rum. and santorum sounding -- >> the time is now to make sure, to make sure that we have the best chance to win this election, the best chance to win this election is to nominate a conservative to go up against barack obama who can take him on on every issue. >> so, let's talk about this surprising win. live from washington democratic strategist jamie harrison, penny nance and jonathan strawn. i hear...
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we gave it to romney. if you look at it here, even if we give that state to ron paul, this is somewhere in the ballpark where governor romney could end up tomorrow night. a long way ahead of his rivals. >> then he begins to become the prohibitive favorite. what we've seen already, you've seen prominent conservatives, eric cantor, a leader in the house, tom coburn, senator from oklahoma, republican, very conservative, going into the romney camp. so what i think you would start to see is this question of inevitability or electability sort of coming to play. and romney would have the momentum that he wants and you know, nothing succeeds like success, right? so you keep winning. you keep winning. that's what they want to be talking about tomorrow night. they could easily win over half of the delegates. tomorrow night. and we're going to be talking about popular vote as well, but if they win over half the delegates tomorrow night, i think they're going to say, you know what? we're the big winners here. >> it do
we gave it to romney. if you look at it here, even if we give that state to ron paul, this is somewhere in the ballpark where governor romney could end up tomorrow night. a long way ahead of his rivals. >> then he begins to become the prohibitive favorite. what we've seen already, you've seen prominent conservatives, eric cantor, a leader in the house, tom coburn, senator from oklahoma, republican, very conservative, going into the romney camp. so what i think you would start to see is...
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and mitt romney walked away and wouldn't say anything. today he didn't say anything on camera. he put it out on a statement. and the governor of florida asked for a task force today. i'm just wondering whether or not the republicans decided to sit back and let the republican governor of florida lead on this before they said something. i think if they want to be leaders they should have said something earlier than today. >> ryan? >> my sense is there's a remarkable consensus. you have the republican governor of florida, we may need to revisit the laws surrounding this incident. and you have the co-author of the stand your ground saying the so thing. you have the major republican candidates saying this is a profound tragedy. you have the senate majority leader saying the same thing and you have a huge outpouring of sympathy and deep concern and so i've got to say saying that, well, you know, this person came first, that person came first that doesn't seen, you know, to be the key message here. the key message seems to be that everyone is de
and mitt romney walked away and wouldn't say anything. today he didn't say anything on camera. he put it out on a statement. and the governor of florida asked for a task force today. i'm just wondering whether or not the republicans decided to sit back and let the republican governor of florida lead on this before they said something. i think if they want to be leaders they should have said something earlier than today. >> ryan? >> my sense is there's a remarkable consensus. you...
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governor romney, i believe, hit it right on. english is the language of prosperi prosperity, it's the language of opportunity. we want everyone to learn english but we don't want to give people the impression that there's something wrong about speaking a second language. the chinese could read our plans, we can't read theirs. we should be having a major national program to get people to speak a second language. >> so in the spokesperson's comments though, responding to this whole kerfuffle that he brought upon himself, he said he would not as a prerequisite, this is romney, require that the people of puerto rico cease using spanish. senator an santorum had never had any point said they should not speaking spanish. >> that's true, he did not say that. but there is an attitude and impact that you have on children if all of a sudden you have to speak english, he doesn't speak english, i have to speak better, then spanish becomes something that people don't want to speak. i've seen it. i believe children who started speaking spanish
governor romney, i believe, hit it right on. english is the language of prosperi prosperity, it's the language of opportunity. we want everyone to learn english but we don't want to give people the impression that there's something wrong about speaking a second language. the chinese could read our plans, we can't read theirs. we should be having a major national program to get people to speak a second language. >> so in the spokesperson's comments though, responding to this whole...
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the best, perhaps, he can do at this stage if you look at these numbers is try to deny romney the votes he needs to be the clear winner. >> got it. >> reporter: that's what you do. or you try to do all right. interesting race. hot and stick think, because it always is there in that -- part of country in new orleans. so stay cool when you can. thanks, joe. >> reporter: okay. >>> join ug r is everything sunday afternoon 4:00 eastern time when we dedicate an entire hour to the presidential contenders in this 2012 election. >>> our financial fix is next with ways to spring clean your finances. but first, if you're considering a new car, kiplinger's is out with its list of the cheapest vehicles to own. this inclunds maintenance, fuel cost and insurance. at number five is the kia soul, four-door hatch. the toyota yaruss. two-door hatch comes in at number four. the ford fiesta s. the top two after the break. ashlee! ashlee! ashlee! ashlee! what were you looking for when you bought your edge? um, i was definitely looking for fuel economy. that's the whole reason we, we wanted to look at the eco
the best, perhaps, he can do at this stage if you look at these numbers is try to deny romney the votes he needs to be the clear winner. >> got it. >> reporter: that's what you do. or you try to do all right. interesting race. hot and stick think, because it always is there in that -- part of country in new orleans. so stay cool when you can. thanks, joe. >> reporter: okay. >>> join ug r is everything sunday afternoon 4:00 eastern time when we dedicate an entire hour...
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can romney deliver a knockout blow? the polls sew romney is gaining moment momentum. nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows romney gets 38%. santorum has 32%. the highest total ever for romney. and in ohio, it is considered the most crucial of the ten states. it is a statistically dead heat in the latest nbc news maris poll. 34%-32%. live from chicago conservative commentator lenny mcallister and here in new york we have dino and live in washington, joe williams, white house reporter from politico. always a smile on your face. romney might take the delegate majority on super tuesday. he's got a lot of strong endorsements, especially over the weekend. senator colburn, senator cantor. they say the republican party really wants this over by super tuesday. is it possible that mitt romney will be the gop candidate? >> in a word, no. but the longer explanation is that this primary system is built for the long haul. the delegate are awarded proportionately. he will likely take some early no mo mem tum and likely to get that front-runner status cemented but he's got some t
can romney deliver a knockout blow? the polls sew romney is gaining moment momentum. nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows romney gets 38%. santorum has 32%. the highest total ever for romney. and in ohio, it is considered the most crucial of the ten states. it is a statistically dead heat in the latest nbc news maris poll. 34%-32%. live from chicago conservative commentator lenny mcallister and here in new york we have dino and live in washington, joe williams, white house...
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he's for mitt romney. you start to see where you're depriving romney of the delegate. but rick santorum doesn't make it either. >> i'm going to be on record as saying you're just as good as john king and prettier. there's that. >> thank you, christine. >> speechless. >> i know. but john king, that guy -- he can do things with his magic wall that i will never do. >> 35 minutes past the hour. thanks, christine. >>> powerful booms rocking that small wisconsin town 40 miles west of green bay. we talked to them yesterday. residents say it sounded like distant thunder or somebody slamming a door. the city has ruled out every obvious source of the noise. this is the first story i looked up. did they finally find a solution? they were recording overnight. it still didn't record. >> it still didn't record. >> it's like the i.t. guy who comes to fix your computer and it works perfectly. the city officials say they believe the most likely source, it's not confirmed yet. here's what they say. geological activity caused by a natural phenomenon in the soil just a few hundred feet be
he's for mitt romney. you start to see where you're depriving romney of the delegate. but rick santorum doesn't make it either. >> i'm going to be on record as saying you're just as good as john king and prettier. there's that. >> thank you, christine. >> speechless. >> i know. but john king, that guy -- he can do things with his magic wall that i will never do. >> 35 minutes past the hour. thanks, christine. >>> powerful booms rocking that small wisconsin...
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romney is leading. he is touting his own economic expertise calling obama and santorum economic lightweights but did make this admission that had to be well received in the white house. listen. >> i believe the county is coming back. we'll see what happens. ups and downs and finally i think it's coming back. >> santorum stumbles taking heat for a comment he made about the unemployment rate. listen. >> i don't care what the unpolite rate is going to be. it doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates and growth rates. there's something more foundational that's going on here. >> all right. so let's talk to our political panel, live from washington or from wheaton, illinois, cnn political editor paul steinhauser. in washington, penny lee and in austin, texas, republican strategist matt mackowiak. paul, i'll start with you. we'll let santorum clarify his comment. let's listen to this. >> i wish i care point unemployment rate. i want it to go down but saying my candidacy doesn't thin
romney is leading. he is touting his own economic expertise calling obama and santorum economic lightweights but did make this admission that had to be well received in the white house. listen. >> i believe the county is coming back. we'll see what happens. ups and downs and finally i think it's coming back. >> santorum stumbles taking heat for a comment he made about the unemployment rate. listen. >> i don't care what the unpolite rate is going to be. it doesn't matter to me....
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mitt romney. almost three out of four of those who said it was important went for mitt romney. that's part of the story he won. the exit polls indicate he still has a problem and santorum won the vote with the conservative voters, the strong tea party supporters own those people who say they are evangelical christians and santorum did win the true conservative areas in southern illinois. of course, louisiana is next. as you mention. that's a more conservative state. zoraida? >> how did romney do with women. >> he won women again as he has in almost every state we've seen in the exit polls. >> let's talk about newt gingrich. yesterday he said phase one is taking romney out. i was thinking perhaps he drops out in order to help santorum take romney out. >> his statement did not indicate that. it was critical, the statement he put out after the statements came in. he said he's looking ahead to tampa, the convention in louisiana in late august. i don't know, i can't get in newt gingrich's mind. zoraida? >> we want you to stay fired up for us, the more ammunition, the better. thank y
mitt romney. almost three out of four of those who said it was important went for mitt romney. that's part of the story he won. the exit polls indicate he still has a problem and santorum won the vote with the conservative voters, the strong tea party supporters own those people who say they are evangelical christians and santorum did win the true conservative areas in southern illinois. of course, louisiana is next. as you mention. that's a more conservative state. zoraida? >> how did...
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rick santorum will be in ohio as will mitt romney. and of course ron paul will number idaho on super tuesday. the big day. where is everyone? >>> they going to be where they think they will fare the best? >> i think so. that's right. >> good stuff. sorry your tie didn't make the trip. >> it's cool down here. i don't want a neck tie. always good to see you in person. >> cnn is starting with the special edition of john king usa and all contests. right here on cnn. other news is prime minister benjamin netanyahu meets with president obama at the white house tomorrow and sunday he welcomed the president's remarks to a pro israel lobbying group. preventing iran from a weapon is in the interest of israel and the u.s. dan has more on the speech and the monday meeting. >> president obama delivered reassurances when he addressed monday's meeting. >> whenever an effort it mead to delegitimize the state of israel, my administration opposed them. >> there should not be a shred of doubt by now. the chips are down and i have it. >> with the electio
rick santorum will be in ohio as will mitt romney. and of course ron paul will number idaho on super tuesday. the big day. where is everyone? >>> they going to be where they think they will fare the best? >> i think so. that's right. >> good stuff. sorry your tie didn't make the trip. >> it's cool down here. i don't want a neck tie. always good to see you in person. >> cnn is starting with the special edition of john king usa and all contests. right here on cnn....
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why is mitt romney so popular with senior citizens? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on go and post on "the situation room's" facebook page. >> seniors vote in much higher percentages than younger people. ron paul has a lot of young people to support him, but not necessarily translating into wins. if you're running for office in the united states, you want the seniors to support you. they actually show up and do the voting. you know that. >> they vote in much higher percentages than any other group. i am one. i know these things. >> you vote every single election. we know that. jack, thank you. >>> more than 40 advertisers have pull their commercials from rush limbaugh's talk show. making sure their ads aren't running during limbaugh's show ever since he used the choice words to describe a georgetown university law student. cnn's erin burnett is looking into the advertising situation for us. rush limbaugh isn't the only one having troubles with advertisers today. what are you finding out? >> it's been interesting. obviously a
why is mitt romney so popular with senior citizens? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on go and post on "the situation room's" facebook page. >> seniors vote in much higher percentages than younger people. ron paul has a lot of young people to support him, but not necessarily translating into wins. if you're running for office in the united states, you want the seniors to support you. they actually show up and do the voting. you know that. >> they vote in much...